SYNTYPE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SYNTYPE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SYNTYPE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SYNTYPE is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SYNTYPE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
syntypesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SYNTYPE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SYNTYPE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,632 thousand.
What stands out about SYNTYPE
- SYNTYPE gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SYNTYPE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
One of several specimens of equal standing on which the name and description of a new species are based.
When an author names a species without choosing a single holotype, every specimen in the original series becomes a syntype. Later researchers may pick one of them as the lectotype. Museum catalogues record each syntype with its collection number.
How SYNTYPE is used
Syntype is a technical term in taxonomy, used in museum records and species descriptions.
- The museum holds three syntype specimens of the beetle.
- A syntype was chosen later as the lectotype.
- Each syntype carries a small label with its collection data.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SYNTYPE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SYNTYPE
1 longer words begin with SYNTYPE.
Shorter words from the letters in SYNTYPE
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Common questions about SYNTYPE
- Is SYNTYPE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SYNTYPE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SYNTYPE worth?
- SYNTYPE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SYNTYPE mean?
- One of several specimens of equal standing on which the name and description of a new species are based.
- What letters can be added to SYNTYPE?
- SYNTYPE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SYNTYPE:
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